A bit old, yet the coverage of a Chicago reporter of Obama's Illinois races for stte office and national office are very detailed and useful as a guideline to where he started. The author went to Hawaii to personally visit his school and meet his grandmother and sister and some frends. The book ends on the cusp of the presidential campaign. Excellent ( )

Wikipedia in English

Barack obama captured America's attention when he delivered his renowned keynote address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. By encouraging his followers to believe in America's great promise, Obama has become a symbol of hope, change, and unity. From veteran Chicago Tribune journalist David Mendell comes a rich portrait of Barack Obama, chronicling his life up until his decision to run for president.

See history in the making! This book includes an afterword about Obama's presidential campaign through the Ohio primary and a photo insert! It is adapted from Obama: From Promise to Power, winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.

(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:22:17 -0400)

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Biography of Barack Obama, from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his presidential campaign.